I have a feeling next week is gonna be pretty big for all three consoles. We know pretty much everything that micrsoft is going to talk about (2008 releases only, just watch), and Sony's Got Killzone 2, SOCOM, LittleBigPlanet, Home, etc. Nintendo, however, is the one that no one has any idea about. Here's my shot at putting in some worthwhile predictions...

For Sure 100% Totally Happenin'

There are two things you can expect to see this year at Nintendo's conference/booth. First off is Pokemon Platinum. If you haven't seen the famitsu scans yet, let me tell you, there are famitsu scans. Okay, it's not really a big deal, but don't expect to see much else for the DS. Second, if Animal Crossing Wii isn't there then I can see a lot of people canceling their subscriptions to Official Nintendo Magazine (they practically confirmed it in their preview of September's issue). Expect some bitchin' wi-fi support up in that bitch.



Wii Music is more likely than the last two. I promise you someone's going to be playing it on the stage at the big conference. For Ubisoft, I wouldn't be surprised to see Red Steel 2 up there this time around. It'll be cool, I promise... Okay, maybe not. We'll see.

We'll see...

Although everyone has been rumoring about this one for a while now, it might not happen with Animal Crossing around. I'm talking about Kid Icarus. It seems like a reality if you listen to the IGN Nintendo Podcast, because they mention it every single episode. On the buisness side of things, I don't know if Nintendo is going to want to make a big-budget game from a franchise that last we saw was probably in black and white (GameBoy). Remember, Nintendo is pretty into money.



Here's a better one; a new DS. Or GameBoy. I actually don't see Nintendo taking the dual-screen approach this time around. Don't take my word for it though. Lastly, "family-safe" voice chat or a hard drive/sd card memory solution. Not much to that. Could see both, but probably not. Pikmin 3 might come along, but all we've heard about it lately is just speculation.


Halo Wii... and others!

No, it's not that bad. These wouldn't be here if there was no chance of them happening. First off, I think that if we don't see a new handheld, New Super Mario Brothers 2 is going to be ready to make millions for Nintendo. They could pull off one last 2d platformer before the 3d handheld makes its way. And, of course, the one and only Zelda trailer. I could probably squeeze this one into the "maybe" section because a trailer means about four years until release, but it really hasn't been mentioned at all.

Casual Predictions

For every hardcore game you see for the Wii (from any company) at E3, expect about ten casual games. The likliest announcement will be Nintendogs Wii. This one would be a crowd pleaser for the people that find out about it during E3 (gamers), and the people who will find out about it in about a year when we see Liv Tyler and Carrie Underwood playing it on TV.



Wii Health Pack is another possibility that has shwon up on various lists in the past, who knows. As for non-nintendo (but still casual game) predictions, expect 2K to show us (or announce at least) Carnival Games 2. Everyone like money. Everyone.

So that's it. I don't know about, you, but I'm pretty damn excited to see Reggie come on stage and tell us what's next for a company that's been pretty shy on details lately.


In unrelated E3 news, GameTrailers is revealing the new BioWare game on GameTrailers TV Friday night. Good times...